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. HAGEDORN COMBINED COUCH OR SOFA AND'BBD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 25. 1904 WW s. r m M M11 m A M S ml. m

No. 823,327. PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

' J. H. HAGEDORN.

COMBINED COUCH 0R SOFA AND BED.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25. 1904.

UNITED sTAT s PATENT OFF C JOHN HENRY HAGEDORN, OF OLEVELANi), OHIO. MBINED coucl-l OR SOFA AND BED.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY Hasn- 'DoRN, residin at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga an State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Im rovement'in a Combined Couch or Sofa an Bed, of which the followin is a full, clear, and exact de-;

scription, 're erence being had to the accompanying drawings.

My mvention relates to a combined couch 'or sofa and bed, and has for its objects to construct a bed of this character which when folded up to form a couch or sofa will provide ample space for the accommodation of the bedding, thereby enabling the bed to be made upbefore it is converted into a couch or sofa; to construct a device of this character which when the couch or sofa is unfolded to form a bed will be automatically moved away from the wall or sofa-back, providing a space between the bed and the Wall (when my invention is used as a couch) wherein a person may enter for the pur ose of having access to that side of the be and to construct a device of this character which will, when the couch or sofa seat is unfolded to form a bed, be automatically elevated, b the unfolding of the couch or sofa seat, to t e height of an ordinary bed.

Generally speaking, the invention may be defined as consisting of the combinations of elemgnt's embodied in the claims hereto annexe Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 repreresents a side elevation of the device shown 55. member, an

in Fig. 1, illustratin the manner in which the head and foot cards may be folded down into the bed preparatory to converting the bed into a couch or sofa. Fi 3 represents a transverse section throug such device, showing the same folded up to form a couch. 4 represents an end elevation with Iplarts broken away, showing the manner in w 'ch the couch members are elevated when unfolded to form a bed. Fig. v5'fis a Specification of Letters Patent.

'i! Application filed November 25,1904. Serial No. 234,112.

Patented June 12, 1906.

link connectingv the head and foot board sec tions.

Describing the parts by reference charac ters, 1 represents a couch formed by folding together the members 2 and 3, the member 2 being the u per member of said couch and be' providbd with upholstering material 4. The ower member 3 is provided with casters 5 for supporting the combined weight of the upper and lower members when folded to form a couch. These members are suitably pivoted to ether, as by hinges at the junction of the end ames 6 and 7. Each of the members 2 and 3 is provided with a mattress 8, and the end frames 6 and 7 project beyond the surfaces of said mattresses to form a receptacle or space 9, within which the head and foot boards 10 and 11 and the pillows and other bedding may be retained when the members are folded up to form a couch.

The head and foot boards are pivoted to their respective end frames and may be supported in their elevated position in any convenient manner, as by means of a link 110, having a slot 12 therein, said slot being ofiset at 13 to engage a suitable 'stud15 to'hold the said boards elevated, as shown in Fig. 2. When it is desired to fold up the bed, it is only necessary to push upthe lower ends of these links to bring the stud into alinement with the slot 12, whereu on said head and foot boards may be readi y folded down on top of the bedding.

Each member carries a section of the headboard and footboard, and to stiffen the complete headboard and footboard I provide a "connection 17 between the adjacent sections.

This member consists of a pair of links 170, hinged together at their centers, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8, and having each an eye 18, swiveled on the adjacent post of the head or foot board. As will be apparent from Figs. 1 and 8, these links are constructed to permit these sections to be folded with the couch members in the manner shown in Fig. 3 and to form a rigid brace between said sections when said members are unfolded and the secv tions are elevated.

In order to move the bed away from the wall when the members 2 and 3 are unfolded,

I provide the following construction: 19

represents a pair of legs, located at each end of the lower couch member 2 in thespace rovided in the end frames 6. Each of said egs is provided with a pin 20 near the upper end thereof, engaging in oppositely-located shaped lug 37, engaging a corresponding lug slots 21 and 22 in the end frame of said lower member. Adjacent the end of each of said slots is a projection or stop 220. The upper ends of the legs are preferably curved in the manner shown and are connected by a link 23. A link 24 connects the upper-end of the leg which is near the hinged connection between said couch members with the end frame 7 of the upper member. The lower ends of the legs are rounded off, as shown at 25, whereby they may slide along the carpet or floor without injuring the same. As the upper member 2 is moved on its hinges away from the lower member the link 24 moves the link 23 toward the left, (see Fig. 4,) carrying the le s 19 bodily in the same direction. When said movement of the upper member 2 rocks the lower member on the ends of the legs as ivots, thereby lifting said lower member bo ily, as shown in dotted lines in Fi 4, and at the same time moving said mem er bodil away from the position which it occupie when resting on the casters 5. This not only leaves the bed, formed by unfolding the members 2 and 3, in position for the operator to pass between the same and the wall against which the couch may have been locate but at the same time lifts the lower section or member 3 to the desired heightthat of an ordina bed. The upper member 2 when lowere so as to bring its mattress-surface in line with that of the lower member issu ported by means of legs 26, pivoted to t e side thereof. These legs ma be conveniently constructed, as shown in ig. 6, being pivoted to the base-plate 27, having thereon bosses 28 and 29 with a tapered space or wa between them to receive the ta ered en 30 of the leg 26, said leg having a s 0t 31 therein, through which extends a pin 32. When the member 2 is unfolded, the leg 26 drops to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 6, and the weight of the upper member forces the tapered end of said leg into the corresponding tapered way between the bosses 28 and 29 and locks the leg against displacement. When the member 2 is folded 111p; the leg drops down on the stud 22 and ally rests in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, being retained in such position by the boss 29, which is below the leg when said member is folded onto the lower member.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the manner in which the bed may be folded up into a couch and in this osition combined with the frame of a sofa or avenport 34. The frame of such sofa or davenport consists of the back 35 and arms 36. The couch is rolled into position between the arms with its inner face against the back of the sofa or davenport, said couch being supported on its casters 5. Adjacent to the outer face of said couch and preferably carried by the upper end frame is a hooklegs engage the stops 220, further- 38 on the arm 36. By this means the upper member of the couch connects the arms 36 and supports the same against lateral displacement. When the couch is unfolded to form a bed, the hook 37 1s lifted out of engagement with the hook 38, the bed moving away from the back of the sofa by the act of unfolding the upper member. To assist in unfolding the couch members and to lighten the weight of the upper member as it is being lowered into position to forma bed, I provide a spring 39, having a central coil 40 and a pair of arms 41 42, extending from said coil and connected with the frames 6 and 7, respectively. This spring assists in lifting the lower member when the members are unfolded to form a bed and also assists to lift such lower member when it is desired to fold it up to form a couch with the lower member. It also resists the lowering movement of said upper member, both when it is lowered onto the upper member and when it is lowered to form a bed with such up er member.

From the foregoing (fescription it will be apparent that I have constructed a couch w 'ch may be readily and conveniently con verted into a bed, and which while being unfolded for such purpose will move the bed away from the wall to permit access thereto, which by such unfolding will automatically elevate the bed to the appropriate height, and which will provide a space within which the beddin may be stored when the members are fol ed up to form a couch, thereby permitting the bed to be made before being folded up.

While I have described my invention in detail, it will be obvious that such details may be varied or departed from without avoiding the spirit of my invention, and I do not propose to be limited to such details except as they may be positively included in the annexed claims or as such limitations may be rendered necessary by the prior state of the art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. In a couch, the combination of an uper and a lower member adapted to be unolded to form a bed,and means connecting said members and ada ted to move the lower member laterally in t e direction of the unfolding of the upper member, substantially as specified.

2. In a couch, the combination of an upper and a lower member adapted to be unolded to form a bed, and means connecting said members and adapted to elevate the lower member by the unfolding of the up er member and to move said lower member aterally in the direction of the unfolding of the upper member, substantially as specified.

3. In a couch, the combination of an upper member and a lower member adapted to be unfolded to form a bed, sup orts therefor, le s carried by said lower mem er and ada ter? to be operated to elevate said mem er above said supports, and means connected with the upper member for operating said legs to so elevate the lower member when the members are unfolded, said connecting means being adapted to move the lower member laterally toward the u per member when the members are so unfol ed, substantially as specified.

4. In a couch, the combination of an upper and a lower member adapted to be unfolded to form a bed, and means connecting said members and adapted to move both of said members laterally in the direction of the unfolding of the upper member, substantially as specified.

5. In a couch, the combination of u er and lower members ada ted to be unfol ed to form a bed, means or supporting said members when folded together, a' J slotted frame at each end of the lower member, a leg having a pin extending into the slot of said frame, a link connected to said leg and with said upper member, a stop for engaging said leg, an means for supporting said upper member when the couch is unfolded to cm a bed, substantially as specified.

6. In a couch, the combination of up er and lower members adapted to be unfo dbd to form a bed, means carried by the lower member for supporting both of said members when folded together to form a couch, a frame at each end of said lower member having oppositely-located slots therein, legs having pins extending into said slots, a link connecting the legs at each end of the lower member, an a ditional link connecting each of the former links with the u per member, stops for said legs, and means fbr supporting the upper member in a osition to form a bed with the lower mem er, substantially as specified.

7. The combination of the frame of a sofa or the like, said frame having the ordinary back and arms, a combined folding bed and couch, said bed and couch when in its folded position forming with said frame a sofa, and means connecting the arms of said sofa with said bed and couch when the latter is in its folded position whereby said arms are su ported against lateral pressure, substantiall as specified.

8. The combination of the frame of a sofa or the like, of a couch comprising up er and lower members adapted to be unfo ded to form a bed, means for supporting said couch Within the frame and independently of the frame, and a breakable connection between the upper member and the arms of said frame, whereby said couch supports said arms against lateral displacement, substantially as specified.

9. In a couch, the combination of upper and lower members foldably connected to- 1gether and adapted to be unfolded to form a ed, a frame at the end of each of said members, and a spring comprising a central coil and a pair of arms extending therefrom, one arm being connected to the frame of one of said members and the other arm being con nected to the frame of the other of said members, substantially as specified. I

10. In a couch, the combination of upper and lower members hinged together to permit them to be unfolded to form a bed, a common spring for said members, said spring having arms, one connected to one of said members and the other connected to the other of said members and adapted to assist in the unfolding of said members and to resist the final closing movement of said members, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HENRY HAGEDORN.

Witnesses:

R. M. CALFEE. J. B. HULL. 

